WEBVTT 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:11.200 So today on my video blog unboxing, we have the XFX Radeon 5870. So this is the 00:00:08.240 --> 00:00:15.679 new well the DirectX11 card on the market right now. So that means if you 00:00:13.040 --> 00:00:22.080 want to run DirectX11 titles, which are coming out on Windows 7, you will need a 00:00:19.439 --> 00:00:26.960 5870. And the 5850 is actually coming shortly. So as I said before, this is an 00:00:24.480 --> 00:00:32.160 XFX card. So, even though it's using the reference cooler like all of the 5870s 00:00:29.679 --> 00:00:36.480 at launch, you do get the benefit of XFX's five-star support, which means 00:00:34.480 --> 00:00:40.399 you've got a double lifetime modder friendly warranty. And I'm pretty sure 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:44.079 there are other benefits, too. But, uh, this is an unboxing, so we'll go with 00:00:42.079 --> 00:00:47.920 the unboxing aspect of it. Okay. I love this. I've seen this before with XFX's 00:00:46.160 --> 00:00:52.960 cards. It's a door hanger. Do not disturb. I'm gaming. Awesome. It also 00:00:51.039 --> 00:00:56.399 has a convenient little thing which has your part number and your serial number. 00:00:54.719 --> 00:00:59.440 So, if you ever need to call XFX support, you've got all the info you 00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:04.000 need right there. Here's your quick installation guide showing you how to 00:01:01.039 --> 00:01:10.479 install the card in your system. Then you have a full installation guide which 00:01:07.520 --> 00:01:15.280 shows you how to install the drivers. So, they're instructing you to use the 00:01:12.720 --> 00:01:17.680 XFX included CD, but by the time these cards are actually out there, you're 00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:22.320 going to want to download the latest drivers on ati.com. So, here's your 00:01:19.759 --> 00:01:26.000 driver installation CD. And then we have, oh, congratulations on your 00:01:24.159 --> 00:01:30.320 purchase of a new hi Radeon graphics card. And you get a copy of Dirt 2, 00:01:28.479 --> 00:01:36.000 which is included, as far as I know, with all 5870 graphics cards. So, let's 00:01:33.840 --> 00:01:41.280 see. Let's do the accessory package here first. Okay. In here, we have a 00:01:39.119 --> 00:01:48.720 Crossfire bridge, uh, two Molex to PCI Express 6 pin 00:01:44.759 --> 00:01:51.920 adapters, and one DVI to VGA adapter. 00:01:48.720 --> 00:01:53.840 Now, that brings us to the card itself, 00:01:51.920 --> 00:01:59.360 which you can see is incredibly well packed in here with all this foam. 00:01:55.439 --> 00:02:04.119 That's awesome to see. Okay, here we go. 00:01:59.360 --> 00:02:06.880 This is the XFX Radeon 00:02:04.119 --> 00:02:11.440 HD5870. Now, here, let's just start at the back of the card and move our way to 00:02:08.720 --> 00:02:16.319 the front. So, we've got DisplayPort, which is an open standard, a lot like 00:02:13.599 --> 00:02:21.200 HDMI, except with HDMI, which we also have, you got to pay a royalty. Now, 00:02:19.040 --> 00:02:25.360 like all HD series cards for the last couple generations, you do get audio out 00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:30.160 via HDMI. So, that's really cool. Then, you've got dual DVI as well as those 00:02:28.480 --> 00:02:35.440 other display standards. So, you can actually run up to three monitors off of 00:02:33.200 --> 00:02:38.959 this card. Now, here you've got your vents. So, let's uh go around. We'll 00:02:37.760 --> 00:02:43.680 have a look at the sticker design because the sticker design is going to be the major difference between all of 00:02:41.680 --> 00:02:48.720 the launch cards. So, you can see the fan here sucks air in from the back and 00:02:47.200 --> 00:02:52.800 from the top of the card and then exhausts it out that little tiny vent. 00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:58.319 Now, that is a bit of a limitation of the design, but there's not much we can do about it. This has been kind of 00:02:55.840 --> 00:03:02.080 compared to the Batmobile in uh in shape here and I think that's definitely an 00:02:59.920 --> 00:03:05.840 accurate comparison. It's pretty cool looking from the front up on the top. 00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:09.360 Let's get to the uh the nononsense features here. So, we've got two PCI 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:14.319 Express six pin connectors. This is a very power efficient card, so there's no 00:03:11.680 --> 00:03:17.360 need to go crazy and put on a bunch of 8 pin sort of connectors. When it's 00:03:16.080 --> 00:03:23.440 installed in your case, it's going to look a little bit something like this. You got your ATI Radeon graphics logo 00:03:21.280 --> 00:03:28.080 thing here. And then on the back, we've seen this before with the launch 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:32.640 versions of the GTX 260 and 280. We've got a full heat sink on the back cooling 00:03:30.480 --> 00:03:37.760 the RAM in addition to your back plate. So, I really like to see that, too. This 00:03:34.560 --> 00:03:40.080 is a PCI Express 16x card. And I think 00:03:37.760 --> 00:03:43.080 that pretty much sums up the Radeon HD5870.